It sounds like the seller is trying to get back what it cost him/her when new. That's close to what I paid for a new L3010 DT back in 2002 or 2003 I think. You are almost always going to find little difference in buying new when searching for newer model used tractors. That's what I found when I gave up searching for a good used newer model when I bought mine, and I wouldn't sell mine now for what I paid for it.